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My dear, so good to see you again. I was concerned perhaps you would go off on a trip. I know this time of year tends to make many consider a sojourn out of there every day. Who could blame them. Nothing beats a far away place, away from the hustles and bustles, the struggles, the pain. Well, I could use a vacation myself. What's that? Well, not anytime soon, I'll tell you that much. But that's about all I really have. But I do so dream in the way that I dream of the Beach of Falsa. The CBS Radio Mystery Theater Presents.

Come in. Welcome, I'm e. G. Marshall. Welcome to the world of your own terrifying imagination. No storyteller is better loved than the gentle. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure, Irond and A Child's Garden of Verses. But strangely there was another side to Stephenson. He was also the man who could write the blood curdling history of Doctor Jekyl and mister Hyde, and this tale of violence. And you're about to hear called the Beach of Falisi. Yeah, taking it through my glass figure, get you a bit of white bed than ease today, esay, that's your house. When George under his sort he said, oh, I've dropped into a soft thing here.

Only saw him once more and he changed or rides. What do you mean why? I don't know. It was the generous, strange kind of sickness. But they found it one morning, hanging upsides down from his beyond the rail, crazy as a loon, carrying on about someone watering his cobra. He died in a convulsion. Was it thought to be the island? No proof? But the next man figures short, he said, threw his head right off, and the first of the line of the Benton Bari's company, Old Adams, he just plane up and disappeared, as though that damned tropical forest reached albacha ot and swallowed him.

Nine. I'm sinking. No smers of which you, trader, are not promotion with your company or whatever. You wouldn't get Captain Ben Randall here to set one foot on the. Beach at Palishah. Our mystery drama The Beach of Fallysaw was especially adapted from the Robert Lewis Stevenson classic for the mystery theater by Ian Martiner and stars Alexander Scurby. It is sponsored in. Part by Buick Motor Division and Anheuser Busch Incorporated brewers of Budweiser. I'll be back shortly with that one. Excuse me, sir, but do you know what happens this time of year right on pal I happen to know that right about now, a freak blizzard falls on Dumont, New Jersey, and they're snowed in for the rest of the summer.

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Seventy five years ago, when Robert Lewis Stevenson was alive. Young Britishers would mortgage ten years of their lives in the Pacific Islands to make their pile and come back to England to establish a business of their own. This, then, is Henry Wilsher's story, which he can tell better than I. It might not seem like much to you, but when you've been down the line as long as I am, at beach at Falsa looked like a ruddy city. I mean there were houses what passed for a couple of streets at church, and even a few. Of my own countrymen.

For nearly four years, I'd been cut off in a mucky little island, maybe fifteen miles long, but narrow enough so you. Could spit across it given the right wind. So whatever the ruddy captain said about Falisa, I didn't buy him no mind. Long before I'd be finding out I should have. But right then I was as excited as a kid at his first circus. Here's a boat coming. Now, she's right in the past. Looks to be a sixteen foot whaler. Two white men in the stern sheet, I see that glass. Oh that's case all right, And the pastor with him Case trader with another company.

I'll be glad of somebody who speaks my own language. I wouldn't been too sure of that. Jeremy Case has a gallows bad reputation. You know what a place of beach is for talking? Well, it's right nice of them to come out to greet and fetch me. Yeah, nuts you what do you bet. It's ginn thereafter? Eh ho, you're five to two. They take six cases. When the two traders came aboard, I was pleased with both of them. One was I kind of got to be sure. Case would have passed mustard in this city. He was smallish and a hawk's nose to his face, pale eyes, and a beard neatly scissor trimmed.

It was clear he came a good family. He was splendidly educated. He had the courage of a lion and the cunning of a rat. And if he's not in hell today, there's no such place. A pleasure to meet your acquaintance, mister wheelchair, Jeremy Case, did you welcome to Fellow's Eye? Thank you kindly. Sorry we're to be in competition. Ah, it is enough for all. And if we you better luck than your predecessors. I'm for getting my manners. This is our pastor. Pleasure to meet you, mister asa honor. Will you'll join our community which I'll hope to see you at Sunday service, monserv it's.

A well favorite wind that's blown you our ways a. Zool oh, I mean Viigu has left me a cargo cobra. Sorry disappoint you, captain, not a drop. I'm ThReD neither copra or gin. I'm only praying to guard your ship is not as dry as his were? Hap What did I tell him? As a wood? Are how many cases you couldn't spare? Six? Well, even though I downship for your Cobra company, I laid in plenty. I'll have your six brought up from the old cash on the line it has. Always mister Wolchester. After if you don't mind the suggestion, let's round up your belongings and load them in the wheilboat.

I wouldn't want to be in trouble, please. Argument h oh. There's nothing like gin and lime to settle the stomach, cool the brain, and ease the mind. Right kind of you to standing a couple at the bar like this? What's the name of this place, eh, whistling, Jimmy, it must be a cheery sort was. We caught him watering the cobra. He took a bullet in his throat. Let's have another out. No, no thanks. I must be off for my house and stop to get things ship shaped. Besides, I must not leave Mano alone too long.

Mana, well, if you could have knocked me over with a fellow when you hold that ten year old route from between, Dixon said he was part of your belongings. You are a strange man. How can you settle yourself with a kana cup rat club footage? At Bet? What happened to the mother? She was killed by whom her husband? Why for daring to bear an island chief a son who was not perfect? And you brought the child up? No, the child was hidden and brought up by a snow. When I came as traitor to the island, the old woman cooked and cared for me, and I learned to know the boy.

Shortly before I left the island, the old woman died. When it came time for me to go, I knew that man who would be left to die. He was taboo, you see, So I brought him with me for what. Well, yeah, no one deserves to die before his time. A man dies when he has to. Well, I have no wish to quartle with so generous a house, sir, but I must be off and I. Must go with you now more than ever we are ready to consummate the first right for any man of our race on this island.

Huh, and let's go. Case insisted on paying treat and let me outside the bar, and I found myself staring at a crowded girls, all dressed out for me, very ugly. The best we could mut the old man chap has to have a wife. Oh no, I'm not so sure that you can. Have any one of these for a plood of tobacco outside. You have it all fixed up nice and beagle. You just nip inside the bar once you picked your chicken, black jack the bar and their many is you nice and proper? It is a chap, yes, because I don't want to marry.

We've all that jeremy case out of it is easy as in. Besides, you need to cook and someone to clean, and the man's got to have companjiver you go mad. Yeah there, look. Them over, mm hmm, I don't know they all look a little broad in the big. Not the one I've picked for you. Lad. Look she just come up from fishing, wearing nothing but a chemise, all wetted through. She was young and slender, long face high for it, a shine, strange childish look between a cats and of babies. Who is she? That's uma? If you take my advice, you take her?

Hie ay bet wish she take me? What choice has she? Eh? Which? If you like, I'll ask her. Here's a late weather advisory from kr LD News. A tornado warning has just been issued for Ellis County, directly south of Dallas. It's an effect. Until eleven tonight. Radar shows a tornado some five miles north of Innis, Texas. That's a tornado warning until eleven. For Ellis County, directly south of Dallas. A tornado warning is also in effect until ten thirty four people in Kaufman County. That's a tornado warning until ten thirty for Kaufman County. For Dallas County, along with Ellis and Kaufman Counties, a severe thunderstar morning in ef fact till ten thirty there are severe storms with heavy rains, damaging winds, and sun heel moving through Dallas, Ellis and Kaufman Cuddies.

That severe thunderstorm warning until ten thirty and in addition, for Dallas, Kaufman, Ellis and Denton Cuddies, a flash flood warning in effect until eleven thirty tonight because of the. Heavy volume of rain. That's a flash flood warning for Dallas, Kaufman, Alice and Deathon Cuddies until eleven thirty tonight. This late weather advisory from k r. L D News. He crossed to her and spoke to her in Polynesian for a moment, she spoke to him in her pretty Polynesian voice. Then she nodded and came toward me with her free, swinging stride. She was the color of dark honey.

Whether it was the breeze or for her. She stood in front of me, she smelled of wild lime and vanilla. Me Umah, I am no Eva, no man Steen. Who won't me? I marry you? I'm Sam Wiltshire, Samah Wilsha Wiltshire, Yes, Wilsha Well, I reckon, that's as close as you'll get them. You'll be calling me Sam anyway. Jesus Selma, I. Suppose I'll do too. Did case, tell you about the boy mano all a. Scene you son? Who are your wife? You have other wife? No wife? Good? Please Samma. I wish we'll marry you, but no like this, I know, Brombot woman.

I'll be dressed all the same bride you see, and I know marry you inside there, I marry you here in open there when son, how for wee from palm. Tree cheap twisting mics a feather. She was on her feet and gone, not running, but moving swiftly, her head held high as though she was a ruddy countess. That means she'll be back about fourish. Well, come on, we've timed a hoist of fuel before the nuptiales begin. Take a seat, which excuse me. For mart And is also the minister you remember, yas. But the case gin alive in a moment and we'll be drinking all round.

And you need your paper color. There's to be a wedding, say no, trader ah, same kind of paper like all away. Of course I'll come with you. Write it out from you. Russa still not say who lucky girl. Wooma oom no can't do that magic to white man, not God, not with uma. You know that girl. I know that girl is the one to whom I want he married, to whom I will have him married. It suits our business. Do you understand? Yes, Massa, he musta say so, black Jock. No only one thing, this can only and bod He's written in son two people die.

What kind of man is this jeremy case? And what his purpose? By what combination of charm, leger, domain or simple threat does he seem to rule Fallisa to hold its people in the palm of the hand. Last of all, why should the enormous man called Blackjack shake with an unknown terror the impending marriage of the new arrived trader Wilshier to by far the loveliest girl in the atoll. I'll return shortly with that too. Tell me, Madame Sanna do can you really tell me anything about my future? If you concentrate and gaze with me into the crystal ball?

Ah, yes, it is beginning to clear. I can almost see. Oh tell me what you see, Madame Sanda. Do I see that you are coming into some money? I am yes, and you will continue to receive even more. Oh how much money will I get, Madame Sanna do? You will receive four dollars and twenty cents. Four dollars and twenty cents. Yes, every pay day, because you will lower the amount of Federal income tax you. Now have withheld from your pay Oh. For heaven's sake, what else you see in that ball? I see you feeling out annw W four forum, so that you can begin receiving your win fall.

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She showed the best bearing for a bride, serious and still, and I thought shame to stand up beside her before that great grinning mountain bank with his paper collar, make him believe to read from an old volume of some novel of words of his service knocked it to be set down, and the document we signed. Since Kate wrote it, let it be his voice to read it. This is to certify that Uma, daughter of fabah A Felisa, is illegally married to mister sam Wilcha, and mister sam Wilcha is entitled to send her packing when he pleases.

Signed this day, said. It was the practice in these parts, and all I could feel we was so ashamed I had to be gone as soon as possible. Huma said she could show me to our house. And we stroll through the low vegetation together until forgetting myself. Almost as though she was some girl in the old country, I unconsciously took her hand, to my surprise. After a sudden gasp, she caught my hand to a face and pressed it there. You good, It was all she said, and she ran quickly up the path ahead of me.

Woja wooda mondaho, it is gorude munkey munkey a boy? No, no, Ma, no, but her father you're mercy In English? She no, my father he is u takati without him, you be mersy. Leave off. I don't upset he No, he must savvy. You are his teeky. You give him lame. Oh we understand each other. Hey man boo, right, wait. Your governess put it down. Good night, summer, good night, this tasty good you bad? Good night humor to night? MANA who he buying by Favo's house? Why this is your house? Father? Seemed more better tonight's wedding night summer.

Oh yeah, all right, I'll walk you and favour home. All right. During the walk back, my mind failing reeled with all that had happened at first for the sun and I seem to have suddenly dropped years from my life. Uma had kindled a lamp, and among all my tumbled possessions, she stood straight like a queen, the lamp light shining on her skin. I was ashamed of a wave of feeling I had for this native, ashamed of the mock marriage and that worthless paper. I had to pluck up a lot of courage to enter. Helloa, Summa wallcome.

This your home, Helloa Bahi no washini. Me your wife? Not know what you want? Campana, what's come over me? You do these keys with supply by cobra. The supply buys nothing but trouble. Give me them away, that's who. Yeah, Summer, I could regret this. I could regret it a thousand times. It isn't too late, but something good is happening. First, Mono is someone to take care of. And now is Hama? What you do this? That's happy? Yes? Why you do that? You know why we come here, Aruma, from the. Other side of the world, We who call ourselves white and think we.

Rule the world. Tecuba o right, so we can make enough money to go back to the old country and become kings. But in the meantime the rock sets and the dream gets twisted. It's another world. The block don't belong. So he drowns himself in this. No good. A man who drinks is no good. I think you one good man. Moons seek sunde honesty. Umah alone you. Till I do. The next three days, Uma Man and I worked on hearts out, setting up the store and getting ready for business. I didn't see iid or hair of Case, but he told me it did a good deal of hunting, and that it was very good in the bush, So I paid little attention for Friday morning.

We were ready for business a Friday noon, not one customer it climbed around the steps. By Saturday morning, even the watching crowd of natives were gone. That night, I went to the bar in search a case. Evening, masagia or what you like? Nothing to drink? Thanks, And I'm looking for mister Case. Oh as I cares he take trip? Why not Highland? No? I see Jack, people know my stories and I'm ready to trade. Sure masa sure? Then why don't they come? Maybe no cobra this time? Not rain and not know does me drink for happiness?

Jack told me what happened to Vickers, the man who had my station before me. He he was cleaning shotgun and and it suddenly went off and blew his head off, gone his bad thing in the wrong hand? Was mister case on the trip? Then? Oh no, mister Cassie, I don't remember. I think maybe yes? And Adams the one before he drink too much? And I see what about under here? To talk too much? Masau? The people there wait for drink. This Saturday, I left the bar feeling everyone's eyes on me. I'd been too long in the islands, not the sense what might be going on.

I just couldn't guess why. And I had a cold, shaky feeling at the base of my spine. There's something wrong on the What is it? Nobody come trade? Yes? Yes? Why to be taboo? Why nobody will speak? How can ohm? I know one man knows everything around here. When he gets back, I'll know or find out the reason why. In case, who's that welchair? I want to talk to you and put that pistol away. He's le sectional boy. Not much time to talk there. I just got back. I know I've been waiting for you. Case, here's a queer thing.

Maybe you can answer, I'm tabooed. Now you can't be not possible. I have a just your mind at rest. I'll scout round and made short. Well, I rounded it up with the chiefs, And if you ask me, it's the worst. Kind of thing I've ever heard of. I am tabooed, denne standing of the sort. The people will go near you, Joe. It seems for some reason they're frightened of you. You've gone crazy? Case, what are they frightened of? I wish I could make out like all that tomfool superstitions. You haven't been to my house once.

Case since I came own up now, well. I was busy. There's a nervous sight. I'm sorry for it. But about coming now, Richard, i'd be quite plain. Yeah you mean you won't. Morfully sorry, old man, But that's about the size of it. Short. You're afraid in yours. I'm afraid you belong here. If anyone can understand, tell me why am I tabooed? You mean you know, Sadie could. I We don't have such crazy things where I come from. Taboo belong all the same me to you jeez. These want me for his woman, but I know want him.

Pase, tell me you love me so much you don't care? He no, tell me, you know, get. Cobra so. We can re. Tubo go through. Then you get much cobra. You like it no better than way, don't fo me? No no, no, hold on hold case seems to a place a pretty man on the two of us. But I know now, and I don't want you to go away. I love you too much. No tell me true, I tell you true. I would rather have you than all the copra in the south seas. No I died, Nito good, I am so much love me too.

But tell me why are you taboo? Missionary? He tell you? Everything far better for me. As I came out on the veranda, the mission boat was shooting for the mouth of the river. So I started strolling down towards the river. From the opposite side. There was a man heading for the same place, and as he saw me, he started to run and got there first, as though to keep me from seeing the missionary. At the sight of him, rage flew into my nostrils, and I raised him to the fear. Get out of here. You were all swindling feet.

Be a fool, I have been since I came here. I have business here with the missionary, so right, and I don't want you eavesdropping, so I give you notice to clear out. I don't take it. He was quick with his hands, but had neither my height nor weight. The signs I was blazing with a wrath and don't fit into a chisel. I hit him twice, once with each hand, and he went down with blood spreading on his face like a napkin. Have you had enough on some here? I'll take it out of your right hey, put a bullet through you.

Yes and no for this time with the missionary. It is cruel his witnesses. Next time, I'll kill you. Whither talking soon, I'm saying Bulcher Benson Companies, New Trader the same. You make a poor impression rolling on the dock with a man half your size. The giant on this island. Father talking, he seems to control it all the talking. I need your help. It was case that you knocked down you bud rather brave or a foolish man. I can promise you nothing except extreme aunction when you need it, as I fear you may. Since I know no way to protect you from the evil Balisar casts on your kind.

Why should a missionary constantly out of touch with the process of life as he travels from forsaken Island. To Ireland envisage the imminence of death. There are more mysteries that haunt these islands than the ancient one of taboo. I'll returned shortly with Act three. There's nothing wrong with drinking Budweiser. Sip by sip is there well? The brewers of Budweiser think there's a better way. Sipping's fine if you're drinking wine, but bud is the king of beers. A hearty drink. Well, rinse a ten or twelve ounce glass with cold water, then open a can or a bottle of bud and pour it right down the middle so it kicks up a good head of fault.

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Sir Cram Go first class. King the piece that Wilsher set up the hill to his house left poor father Tarleton sweating under his bulky robe and more than a little out of breath. But if he harbored any unchristian thoughts about his host. They were quickly cleared when he learned the first purpose of his visit. Now here's the way of it, Father Taunton, this is Uma, the woman I was married. To by black Jack. The bartender. Mister Jeremy Kasa Squire informed me he was a pastor. The certificate was written by that same mister case a dadly piece of literature.

I promise you, but I'm not knocking any responsibility. I'm what you call a sinner, and I want you to help me to make it up to the person I deceived. I shall be happy if I can. Right, Uma, give me your marriage certificate? Why you want? Come on? You can trust me, you know hurt Uma. Give me that and I'll show you. Yo. Since I signed this piece of paper, I found I'm taboo in this place because of my so called wife, and I cannot trade. I want to be married right by a real missionary.

So fire away. Father. Well there was quite a tudou, I can tell you. Mano and Favao had to be brought in. Uma. I had to be back in a wedding togs and I took the father aside and asked him to say the service in native to please the others. We had two of the crew in for witnesses, and finally it was all bound up right and proper. Mister Wilcher, I have rarely performed a marriage seemon with more grateful emotions. Thank you for the talking. Do you want to know why your wife is taboo? Of course I do.

I can JESU at least part of it. Old John Adams traded for your company. Shortly after he came here, he was stricken with the palsy massive general. All of him frozen except one eye, which winked constantly winked. His vile fellow Case worked up the word that he was the Evil Eye, that he. Was the devil and would destroy the island. He persuaded the villagers to take this poor. Old man to the other end of the village and bury him alive. Only one person tried to save him, Your wife. I work for him. He kind no devil.

Case won two battles, he removed a rival trader, and he was able to Uma for refusing his advance because she tried to stop the baying. He said the evil Eye had ended her, and she was made taboo. But Kate, he promised on bible my taboo. No, you're all right, wife, I don't blame you father, Yes, suh. It's all of a piece, isn't it. Because never blew his head off. That was done for him on him. He was a bullshound, which should have made it easy. He was poisoned and Adams buried alive. Now I'm tabooed. The motive is obvious, even if we have no proof.

The man that case could only enjoy his single handed control through fear. Fear what fear? Is only a man, and a small one at that, But he holds some dread terror over their heads. I cannot stay this trip for I am you at fari ali he I will retire as soon as I can. As for case, without proof, there's little I can do. Don't you worry about case Mona. Now that everything's in the open as it were, you let me hand the case. I didn't seem to speak to for several weeks. Meanwhile, mana Uma fa Lau and myself occupied our time making cooker with our own hands by piddling him mouth for all the labor.

Finally, out of sheer, frustration and boredom, and because we were tired of a steady diet of canned goods and local fruit and nuts, and to cheer up lonely little Mano. We went hunting and I bumped into black Jack. Hey Jack, no road going eastward? Oh one time? One road? Now he did nobody? He go there? No good so much double he stopped there, Man, he go there, no come back? You know plenty above the devil. You think me one more? Steve double or the same pool? Uma? She double? Before he could answer, far across the bay, I see Case come out from the hanging in front of the woods, a gun cradled in his elbow.

Now, my friend, you know talk all the same true Case go he come back? Yes, no others have uh uh kss chiao. Uma. I met Blackjack when I was hunting today, and I saw Case coming from the east end of the island. But there's no trial. Tell me, hum, what does tiapolo mean? Debble? I thought I too was the word for that. I two other kind devil leading bush eat kanaka, the a fallow big chief devil leading whom all the same Christian devil. I'm no further forward, Jack says, Case. Is tiapolo all a thing? Jesse belonged to Apolo geeth all a thing He's son, suppose Keith he wished something the he maki.

That's right convenient? Like what. Out came such a rigmarole of stories. I couldn't make head no tail of them. It seemed that in the forest Case had a church where Case worshiped. I now began to have a glimmer of our Case at a quiet's position. And though he was a tough nut to crack, there was no ways cast down. You know, go there, I know, like you whom nothing would stop me. Now I want to have a look at that place of worship myself, and then we'll see about the glorifying nobody. Go there, honest Upolow, he protects you.

I'll chance it with God's protection. I'm a good enough sort of fellow. I hope for God to con me through. I left the dawn the next day began to hack my way laboriously through the jungle. Queerness of the high bush is impossible to describe. Suddenly I heard a sound that was so strange it chilled my blood and left me twittering in my shoes. But this was a sound my ear could follow, and finally I spotted it and climbed the tree to it, crudely made from a candle box with a brand still on it, and banjo strings a wind harp.

I think the upper class name is Theoldian or something like that. All right for you, and that's that case. Wrighten me once, but I defy you to frighten me again. I slid down the tree and coming to the bottom of a tound of calf that led me to my destination. Rum sort of place too. There was a wall, no canneicar ever, boot must have been century upon century. Old, winding around a longish mound of earth. On top of the wall was a line of queer idols, carved and painted faces and ugly to view, with teeth of shell and brightly clothed with cloaks that.

Blew in the wind. And other harps were sounding from all sides. In a moment, I was up over the wall into the mound of earth. Digging off the roof of earth, I found a tar pool and stretched on board. So this was the roof of a cellar. I climbed in. Near around the corner was a shining face of appalling ugliness, waxed covered with huminous paint they occasionally smoked. Now that I knew how to fix mister case, I went home. I know, let you go. I'll tell you what you fish me out your bible and I'll take that with me.

That'll make me all right. Maybe, but I know, let Mano go with you. Mano isn't scared of a too not white man, right, Mano. Run on no scale wheat shammer. Besides, I need him to carry the fuses in the lantern. I have gunpowder to dynamite bomb's gun and my ship to chop down those harps. Knife whe No go, he's not jumper woman. That's telling her mind, old girl, I come back. The whole world is right. We almost didn't make it that night, full little Mano with his lame leg, But once there it was easy. When chargers set the cella, the harps hacked down as we passed them.

The statues piled on the top, the fuse laid my patent match lip. Only once more difficulty on the way. Half our fhuse line had been lost, and I must have overestimated the amount of explosives needed. But when they caught. Get your head down, Mono, you are right you bet you. Wow, Wow, some are the same bingo bugger. You better get out of here now. Wait. Let me light the lantern there, Let me lift it and see just where nothing else? Well, why you talk so befoic? Stay keep coming, my god? Oh I set you. You're not afraid too much afraid I think I down me too our for this case beyond you.

I not know I lost. He'd be here, one. Lord and me with a lantern lit. I am, and this is for you, will care. You've never had a leg bom smashed and tried to move. You've never known pain. It was a foolish move all around for it. I couldn't reach my gun and an alerted case. He approached me carefully as Winchester trained on me, his lips drawn back in a snarl that was supposed to be a smile, You fool. If you left well enough alone, I'd have made some deal with. You later, liar, you murderer.

Yeah, one more shot at me. Better be sure to be close enough so you don't miss again. Right between the eyes. Are you ready? I'd been as taut as a ship's horse, But the moment he was close enough, I had him by the ankle plucked feet right from under him and was on top of him with broken leg and ore. Before he could breathe, his gun was gone, and he fastened his teeth in my arm like a weasel. How much I cared my leg gave me all the pain I had used for and I drew my knife and I.

Got it in place. That's for Underhill, That's that's for. Poor little Mono, and this form for myself. As they left the care for where am I? My leg sack? Each You're all right? I stenual need to wife you will it hit only sure soon? Here? Mano he gone chewing ancestors. Poor little boy. Do you listen to me? My husband? Uma, your wife, I made promise. I bear you strong BOYE take Mano's place. As it happened, According to Robert Lewis Stevenson, Uma bore Sam his son just as she promised, and for good measure, two daughters, who fortunately looked like her with a curse at last removed.

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Dig the grave and let me lie here? Did I live and gladly die? And I Laid Me Down with a will. Our cast included Alexander Scourby, E. V. Jester, Ian Martin and Robert Dryden. The entire production was under the direction of Hymen Brown. Now a preview of our next tale. I tried writing about an actual incident out of my own life, but. Jam a gutch. Even I could recognize it was Tresh. That's when I heard the voice for the first time, out of the guts of the type. Get up to look at you. Your a miserable site.

Can't be just hearing things type out of the talks. I must be gone off my rocket. No, you're nat I exist in what I say is real. Who are you? What are you to start with? I am not a typewriter. I control it like I control you. You're both equally primitive mechanisms. Radio Mystery Theater was sponsored in part by Anheuser Busch Incorporated, Brewers of Budweiser and Buick Motor Division. This is E. G. Marshall inviting you to return to our Mystery Theater for another adventure in the macabre. Until next time, Pleasants Dreams. My Dear, My Dear, is the tea to your liking.

It's the usual recipe, But you never know when a mood might strike and make you crave something different, something alien. Sometimes that seems to be the most comforting thing you can get, something not at all comfortable, something out there outside the ordinary. Sometimes it feels like you're taking your mind, your body, and your soul to a far away island. Tired of the everyday grind, ever dream of a life of romantic adventure, want to get away from it all. We offer you escape, escape designed to free you from the four walls of today, or a half hour of high adventure.

You You are running from an unseen enemy, frightened and alone, living from day to day while your pursuer, unrelenting and murderous, is gaining on you, ready to trap you in a place from which there is no escape. Listen now as Escape brings you Charles Smith's exciting story The Faraway Island. Time is the important thing. You don't know it now, You will when you've reached the fifty marc. That's why the money was so important. It would give me time, whether I could return to a life I had lived six years before. During the war On. The island of Amocha, the tropical sun streamed into my room, making it impossible for me to sleep any longer.

The morning breeze carried the heavy odor of rotten fish, and just outside I could hear the goats and chickens. This was Puppiti. I'd been there five weeks, waiting, making sure I'd lost a man who had followed me from Boston. And now I was sure I had lost him, and days I would sail for Amoka. Are you. Lady? And man? Get up? You from to buy any breakfast? Don't let Mama Tita find you here. She knows I'm here. She told me where you were, and she said I might wake you. Give me a cigarette. How do you feel, m We shall have breakfast at Queens and you can tell me more.

About your island, my island. You called it your island. I drink too much. Never listen to a man when he's under the influence. What else did I tell you last night? Oh? You talked of your son. I'm proud you are ready. It was all very boring. I'm sure. What else? Oh? Nothing is going to be a lovely day? What else? And is. You? You are in love? That's where I am with you. No, what makes you so sure? You mentioned nime last night. It was enough, just here in a way, you say her name. Look, you'd know about these things.

Is it possible for a man to love a woman. He hasn't seen in six years? If he has not seen her, he has had no reason to stop laughing her. Now you get dressed. I'm hungry, h. I wanted to leave the room, and in watching compare her to Moiva of Amocha Lamoyev. Of six years ago. It was an unfair comparison. I swung my legs over the side of the bed, stood up, and half an hour later I was stirring my second cup of coffee. You said last night that you were going to live you soon?

Is that true, Adam? Yes, I've waited here long enough. I do not understand why you waited at all. If I love someone, I do not wait for anything. If I want to go. Something for coffee. No, thank you, Adam. I wouldn't miss you very much. Could you take me to this island with you? I would be not trouble even if you do not love me. We could be no nie Is. You'd find the island very doll, and after a while you'd find me pretty doll too. Please Adam, Good morning, Joe. I've been looking every place for you, the hotel, the ducks, every place.

Oh, what is it now? I'm gonna take her worried she sent you to like their bill. You're Americans. Well you think of his money. Sometimes there are more precious things like one, like a man's freedom. All right, you skin talk, you would me down, please put when you talk? All right? He was not going to take money for this, but nah, here. All right. This morning early he keep duck. There's been taken on corporate from the islands north of here. Go on. I was there with the ducks, and keep talking this man, this American. I heard them asking questions where could he find the American who came here from Tongariva six weeks ago?

What makes you so sure he was looking for me? The money is seeking his talk very tall and very big. He is about fifty year swords. What did you tell him? Nothing, monsieur? I was sure you would appreciate it if I toning nothing. Ance, You still want to go out to that island. There's a ship leaving today for Araratangan. We'll be on it. The Guildens sat low in the water. It's belly full of can goods for the island. According to the shipping notice, it would sail at highside. I am in arrangements with the captain. Well, it is a very unusual request.

Hamish, adam, hamish, hamish. What you are asking me to do? Waste? It's my money or I was not referring to the money. But very well, I will do it good. What time do we pass Moray? Captain? It will be close to midnight. You understand the girl is not to know. Yeah, I understand. I do not approve, but I understand. An hour later. We weighed anchor and I saw Joe on the dock. He grinned at me and then scurried away, anxious to report back to the man who had hired him and get a few franks for the information that I had sailed with a niece for Raratan.

Then the night came bright and clear, and. It wasn't long before the great shadow that is Moray Island peered off our port bow. Top for anched. Are you ready mine? Yes? Over here? You have not told the girl no, that is wrong. I hope somedays she meets you again. Maybe she will take care of him, see that she gets back safely, will him. You will have to hurry. We are too close to shore. How many are get in. All away? Two weeks later I bought it the only schooner that service as a marker. Five days out we put in at another island to pick up a passenger.

Then we put out to sea again. I was sitting on deck watching the purposes raise along the side. Good morning, sir, mine mine if I join you? No? I uh, I ow an apology. You know I've been staring at you. I hope you didn't notice. Now tell me? Is your name Hamish Adam Hamish? Yes, I thought, sir, Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Propord JCW. Crawford coppera government control. I was sure you were Hamish, this chap in. But Pete last week described you. So perfectly last last weekend, Pepito. Yes, I flew down to catch the schooner this fellow.

What did they look like, oh American chap please? And thought somehow I got the impression he'd just flown in from Raratonga. I remember he said he'd. Been off on a wild goose chase looking for you. The ships that sail the Southern Orders usually carry a well Stark dim Raye, the skipper of this one, liked the rifles, liked them so much as he wouldn't part with one for less than three hundred dollars. But for my purpose it was worth the price. Good shooting. You hit him right far out of the dorsal fin has another over there, kid, I ever trying?

No thanks, I'm a rotten shot. Captain says we'll be landing tomorrow. You intend staying on a mooka Yes, I don't good. I'll have someone to talk to when I come by every couple of months. Have you been there since the war? No? Not since forty four. I hope you won't be disappointed now. When you Americans left, it seemed to take. The heart out of the people. Have you ever lived on? Only for a bit? In nineteen forty nine it was do you did. You ever know a woman called Mavor? Hmm, No, oh, I don't say that I did.

Native woman? Uh huh oh, I see, let me tell you about him. Okan. The maps say it's an aato twelve miles long, surrounded by coral reef, with the passage through the reef to the deep harbor inside. But it's more than that. It's a state of mind. It's peace and contentment. That is what I remember. You have come back, captain him. Yes, this house will be as your own until my people have made. Your house ready. Thank your Mana. We'll find many changes, Tana. We are older, all of us are older. I'm gonna know where will I find mother?

She is dead? Kay, dead? My yeares tarning. She died a little while after you left the island. They had buried her on a hill overlooking the bay. I stood for a long time looking at the ground in which she was lying, and in that place the memory of her was sharp and clear. But it was only a memory. Those first days I walked around the island, it wasn't the same with my I'd never noticed. The flies, the heat, and the quick torrents of rain. But the people hadn't changed. They still walked with an unmatched dignity, and I was glad to be home.

Eight weeks later, a schooner sailed through the passage in the race. Through my binoculars, I could. See Crawford on the deck, and standing beside him was a taller man. Yes, I say it, he will go to the duck Tonney. No, I will wait in my house. Tell your people that if anyone should ask for me, I will be here in my house. Yes, son, I watched, and I waited until the tall stranger started walking slowly up the beach tot me. When he reached the white. Washed stones that marched the beginning of my land, I raised a rifle on my shoulder.

My fingers slid across the trigger, and then I saw his face. This man who had followed me across half the world was my own son. We will return to escape in just a moment, But first, all Americans men and women from teenage yup are urged to enro for Ground Observer CORS service in every locality. You are needed immediately and the job to be filled as an important one. Right or telephone your nearest Civil Defense center or right to Ground Observer Corps Air Force, Washington, twenty five DC. That's your own Civil Defense center or Ground Observer Corps Air Force Washington, twenty five DC.

And now back to escape. I sat there watching as my son slowly made his way up the path of my ass. Then I went to the door, the rifle still crooked across my arm. You're a fool. I could have killed you. Easily can ru it. Now you'll never get another chance. Wow, you know why I'm here? Break you back? Ready, we'll leave not you better use that rifle. That's it gonna be. I'm staying here, Paul. Are you sure? We fought silently. As men do, were convinced that cause is right. He was taller than I remember, the heavier, but he.

Lived too much in the city. It didn't last long. I took some. Rope and bound his arms and legs, and then I threw a cup of water in his face. Come on, snap out of it. You're not hurt. M oh, not taking any chances, I know. I think the schooner will lay without me. Yes, we might as well make the best of this, Paul. We're going to be stuck here together for two months. One time I will after the schooner has cleared the harbor. It started to rain for a long time. He didn't say anything.

He just sat there staring at me, filled with hay. Then, how much of the money do you still have? About twenty two hundred? That's beautiful. It's my funeral, sure, bezel ten thousand dollars. You say it's your funeral. Everything's fine. You shouldn't have come after me, Paul, I didn't want to. I try to forget I had a father, and I would have at the place in the company our friends would have let me. I'm sorry you never thought. About what would happen to me. I couldn't get a job in Tew anymore, the way people looked at me, because you weren't there to look at.

I'm sorry. Who sent you after me? The bunding company, nobody sent me. It was my own idea. I want to drag you back so I can live my own life again, not share yours. What made you do it? Why did you do it? You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Why not, because you're too young. I got him loose that night, and the next morning I showed him around the island. He walked among the people of Amocha. He watched the palms swinging in the gentle breeze. He looked at the beauty of the island, but he didn't really see any of it.

Here. The spot here they should do it, should do what what are you talking about? The spot of g on not too far from the village. It's clear brush. I can build my house here. Your house. You didn't think I'd stay with you. I guess. Man. In a few more minutes, we'd reached the coppra grove and we're standing before the kiln that chose to bake the meat from the shell of the coconuts. Well, you'll work here in the grove. You can have your choice of jobs, planting the young trees, packing the copra of for shipping, or keeping the grove clean.

Take your pick. Suppose I rather not work, then you won't need Amano. Yes, this is my Sinamano used to work in the grove. Yes, Ton, he'll. Start tomorrow, but today I want him to enjoy himself. I'd like it if one of your sons would take him. Fishing, yes, Dany. But if he does not wish to go, well. I heard stories about the fishing down. Okay, good. How do I call you, young Captain Paul? My name is Paul mh. Worst game. Yeah please? Yeah, thanks. Manor tells me you hooked into some turner starting to run. He said, you're quite a fisherman.

I didn't know that. There's a lot you don't know about me. We never had much of a chance to get acquainted, did we. In the war and then when I came home, not much of a chance, No very much. Have you decided about your work on the grove? What you want to do? Mano said that Prentiss start by keeping the grove clear of weeds. I'll do that. His hands were raw and bleeding when he came in from the grove that first day, but by the end of the second week his hands and his body toughened.

Then he left the hut the chief and let him use He completed his own. We didn't see much of each other after that, and then the night of the Kai Kai to celebrate the great catchup tune. Your son is well liked by my people, Himishtani. Well, thank you Anna. He has done well in the grove. They have made him plant of the young trees. I saw him working among the trees yesterday. Do not worry about his feelings torture. His head is not clear. He is young. Has he mentioned leaving the island. He counts the days.

He says, you will both leave when the ship sails. Danae Brook. I looked and saw Paul standing beside a beautiful girl. She was wearing a friend Japanni blossom behind her right ear. They talked earnestly for. A moment, and then she laughed and he laughed. I saw the girl the next day. Her blossom was behind her left ere. The days and weeks passed, and then there was only a week left before the schooner would return. Hebi habishtani we up hebistan Huh what is it? The grove insects? Thane, many many insects that will destroy the growth. Come on.

There are a hundred things that can happen to a grove of young trees, and the worst of them is the invasion of these tiny, vicious termites. No one knows where they come from. They appear suddenly and without warning, and there's only. One thing to do. You'll burn the young trees that are infected. Me and see, bring that terracine. Over here here, Give me that, all right, Get back them on, old What are you doing crazy? Why are you doing it? Stop? No, No, I won't let you do it. I won't let you pour in the grove.

Get out of my word. I opened my eyes to see Paul and the man as standing over me. I got up and looked at the grove what remained of it, and quickly turned my head away. I'm sorry. I didn't understand. I I thought you wanted to destroy Hi, It's all right, forget it. What do we do about the growth? People have worked so hard. I'll have to start over now. Yes, oh, come on, take it to your house. I stayed close to the house for the rest of the week, and I was tired and I'd made up my mind what I wanted to do.

Then the schooner sailed through the roof. I packed my things and went down to the dock. I know Paul would be waiting to take me back. You came down early. Yes, yeah, aren't you ready? Where's your bag? I'm I'm not going, but I'm I'm staying here. I decided to marry. I tell you. You given this some thought. You're sure, Yes, yes, sir, Look. I I I don't know if this will help. But once you told me, I was too young to understand why you had to come back here, even if you had to steal to do it.

Well, I. Understand now, and if you want to stay, no. No, I want to go back. Set things right. Look, you don't have to. I know. You. You remember that we're here waiting for you. I remember, Well, we'll keep your house ready. He won't be away too long. You'll come back dead. I went aboard the schooner and watched as he walked. Back toward the village. The end of the pier, A slim figure joinine. They crossed the beach and went out of sight into the ponds. The girl I tear, and my son Paul. Yeah. Under the direction of Anthony Ellis.

Escape has brought You The Far Away Island by Charles Smith, starring Ted Decarcia as Adam. Featured in the cast were Anthony Barrett, at Garberia, Marian Richmond, Vic Perrin, Jack Prusian and Richard Peel. The special music for Escape is composed and conducted by Leith Stephen. Next week, you are. Alone with a murderer, a man who has killed your brother and against whom you have sworn revenge. While unknown to you, your enemy is plotting his own move, which, if it succeeds, will mean defeat for you and an end from which there is no escape. So listen next week when Escape brings you.

Peter b Kind's exciting story one eighth Apache Lovely Dorothy McGuire, star of Broadway in Hollywood, will be heard on CB Radio tomorrow evening, and a dramatic story entitled The Fall of Maggie Phillips. It's another in your Luck summer theater series, so be listening for it tomorrow night on most of these same stations. The Fall of Maggie Phillips starring Dorothy Maguire. This is George Walsh speaking. And remember for suspense all summer here Crime Classics Monday nights on the CBS Radio Network. My dear, I do enjoy the the feeling of escaping. It's it's especially delectable to me this evening.

It's really hitting the spot, so to speak. Let's put another log on the fire, get it even hotter. A hot cup of tea will substitute well to a humid day, at least to our mind's eye, and we can sit back and imagine we are back on the island. Now The Island starring John Lund, A tale well calculated to keep you in shot. This Copper Lady was okay, a good marine the way. I looked at it. He had been happened too many islands battle but you can get the best of them anyway. Here I was somewhere at Okinawo the.

Middle of the night and I just an't leap for anywhere else, Okay, the bory, the sub princess, even though I guess to say, for a while, where are we anyhow? A couple of miles behind the Jeff lines save us. That you worry too much power, even for a guy on his first patrol. I haven't thinking of it as my last. Relax like me and you're. Nothing, just a stream of me. Me got some kind of tail adjustment that cuts the wind, and sort of screamed the limbs. Us that to scare it. They share suc seated, you scare easy pow he I'm gonna pret over for that strict shreka cut what kind of drivers as it means terror flightfulness?

The Germans got a holossal terror weapons. Jeff's got a few themselves. We take the first watch. I'm second, and. Maybe maybe I just sit here and dream a while. Shure taking a fine time for it. Did I ever tell you about my island? Yeah, you're coding. Oh there's this island. They must tell me fifty. Sixty times already, so I'll tell you again. This island that's not a special place, No rain, no jungle rocks, no wall at. It six place I'm this island a man who's never got hungry. All you gotta do is fish a level with him.

Natives, Oh, big man and friendly. I'd like to. All the dames a beautiful heread too many comic books. That's where I'm fixing the gold as soon as I find it, Never going back to state drive. I'm going to lay down under that little Banyan tree, rest the wire, let them raid on us. Maybe what else could I do? Argue with him? Live off there I was a couple of miles behind the enemy. Lion with a stranger somewhere out. The eyes there at a thousand yards there, Russia works like a nerve twitch. He raised down about a place.

That don't exist it these men, beautiful women, island real. Pretty different, like nothing you ever saw, Oh. Surrounded by mist. Then I found myself listening sort of hit the time I knew I was listening to battle to team, know what I mean? Like I said the corporal, and not too many islands. It seemed too much death, too many crack up. He was alf cracked and sprightly did himself. So what could I do? Argue with me and pineapple and about to. Breathe with the people, and I'll find me a beautiful girl and we'll Toamory. Yeah, yeah, I'm listening.

Look Tobory out there, come a daughters. Over there, a bunch of men. I'm not a bunch more three men and heading right for it. Put on that right hole. Come out of your flippy company. Then a chats the man are too big. And a woman. She's beautiful in the moonlight. Chats and no jets. I ain't taking no cant. Knock it off your jerk. You hit the dame like you ring your car. I'm gonna kiffy turk. Come on, I'll go. Let you know the chapter might be a trick. Worry about me. I go my arm too, not me to Bory.

I'll lift a spin on your grave dollar. Go okay, I hope you know what you're doing, but be imunia somewhere. Chen came from over there. Come on, god, he. Do you go away? Break out your first dat hit the bory. Yeah, lady, let me fix you on right. But see brandages he took. Taste and the filling. You don't get what your talking about. She gets the idea. Yeah that's right, lady. I just won't hurt a bit yeah. You just got mixed a little in the arm. It's just a place wound. She trusts you. Yeah, she teks him more you do, And I said she was you.

You'll told me a lot of things about the mention was with the big men. They want to jet, not jet and a big die they want to jet. Yeah, yeah, you see? And what worthy. My people? Why? What's your name? I like to go. I'll go home crying. Oh no, you don't. I don't know. Like hey, you keep out of it and let her go. I go back to a right patty. You still don't catch the body. She ain't from open Nawa. He's from that island and island I was telling about. Shima means the islands.

So what are you doing here? Nothing? You being like in canoe? It's crazier than you are. Whoever, I goa jaki JACKI where is your island? Where is your gatchi? Shima? Can I not see? Have a day? What you know about canoe? Canoe? What's it like, Taki? What's your island like? Caver? Mind the islands? Let's find a canoe. I just see, lady. With the canoe, you can get back to our line by water. Hot can you find a canoe? I think, OK, let's go. To let us say the word toward the beach. The moon life has tell a.

The space was like ancient ivory. Her hair was long and black, had drawn tight over her head with straight with limbs. She walked with dignity. It was beautiful, beautiful with dream Lacey see. The moment. She had me dreaming too, but only for a moment. Remember we were on the beach and there was a canoe leaning against the power of death's entry. You never know what hit him. Play I'm talking in the canoe. Put out the boy. You think about went too straight out to see Dewey. You know what I think. I think we're gonna make.

It okay theory, we're gonna take it easy. I'm not taking it easy until we crossed up. How are you gonna tell it to night? How do you think they got neon signs? What are you gonna do that? We're gonna stand by the morning. I don't know, I think any better to whatever you think. You're out voted. You're outvoted two strikes and one pulling rank corporally not not go ahead. The ship has got one skipper and I met here. Yeah, I want to make stuff out of you. I'll knock it out of here. I'm warning you don't follow up the details.

So what was I gonna do? Argue with him? Got a private firefight in the middle of the China Sea. I was getting a little combat where you mightself. Lately, he was all charged up those crazy dreams come true, buying in the narrow deck of the canoe. I could hear him droning on about the island. It's not like other islands is attacking who you look? We can't conkill him? How it's pretty Huh? You can is a fishing good? Oh good? I knew it would be like that. I knew it. And that's the rest thing I remember.

I guess that's got to sleep. And then Sunday it was. Daylight and Gamory look, Timory, Uh what look over there? What do you see? An island? Just an island? Not just an island, My island. How do you know? Look surrounded by. Myth Just like I said, character the range. When we get back joking, island. Ran by the rams of BORI. We ain't going back joking now. Now wait a minute, I don't want no more trouble from you, and don't make any up where you're. Looking for your rifles. Don't bother. If I got it right here, I'll get your rump forward.

Jeff Trade, move to Bori. You're flirting with a purple heart. I lean on that paddle. That's right. Put her aheading for your guts. I can straighten the coral beaches. You got you about four hours later that she was right. It was a lovely island. How here we are being believe in at the Boy's funny close to Canao. In this place looks like I've never heard a shot fired and anger? Where are your people taking? I don't wait over here? You what's not good? You go back now? Oh no, I'm sticking around. How about you? Ja boy, I came this far.

I'll sweat it out just for laugh, you know, I'll laugh out of the wrong side of your face. Not do now, I just figures speech taking. Let's go. The tray of State Company hine trees and Casarina's rattled and the sweet. Strong winds from the China. Seas and the fields of pretty bushes there the lilies in the star grass and scarlet flower. When I was looking for people, big man of Lacey's dreams. The girl's allays lovely. As the girl walks in beside me, I was tense with expectance. He's been in the trails laces. Tension had vanished with Looston because he had found Taki.

But no, Jackey, my name is lay I'll try it again, and he. Laye l I n. Well, this is a lily. You are a lady and you're a local. The bory. I'm gonna call cock. You so funny? You are you. Right? The good am? I so happy? Yeah, me too. I have been dreaming about you for for so long. I always knew i'd find you. I never. I'll never let you forget. Oh, oh Lacy, Oh. I can laugh. They walked on together, the toll Loraine and a swim girl with the ivory skin now and then she look up at Lacy in a pained expression, cloud of her face.

Because you were afraid of believe. Them, But I just. Loneliness, the weariness of water. The rescue can do. Very soon now. That dream was both like a bubble. To become reality, I had to find out there was a tough part climb. But finally they reached the top down below it in a little valley was the villageous. Talking people. Floating up to us with a strange bad town. Maybe maybe it's what you call a ceremony. Who maybe it's for us. I bet they know we're coming. It is. What happened is suppose war were not. My people die.

Everybody's people die. It's kinda happen sooner or later. Yeah, you know, like I always say, here today, gone tomorrow. I never heard it so output the boy dropped dead. Hat, dry up, Let's go tucky. As we went down the mountain side, the things stopped. When we got to the village was deserted. I just stopped to sit the edge of the clearing. I come back to you. We by the. Good. You're gonna stay here on the island with me to Borie. Oh actually, I just want one good look at your big men and beautiful women in the native habitat.

Then I'm shoving off Okinawa Bill skeptical. Huh, Yeah, something's cooly about this place. I'm not sure what it is, but I got to find out or it'll drive me crazy the rest of my life. You mean crazy like me. I didn't say that. Since we left Oka Maawa, you've been giving me a bad time. It was mutual. And now you call me crazy. I know, I know what you think. I know what you'll do. Once you get back to Okinawa. You'll tell the MPs I went over on the hill. You'll tell her where I am, and they'll come after me.

You are crazy. I'm just crazy enough to make sure that you keep your trap shut. Remember Tabori, I said i'd be around to spit on your grave. Stop kidding out that right, I ain't kidding. I'm gonna kid you to Bori. First, you're going to see I was right. I want to see the expression on that smart Alex fasey yours when you admitted. And then I'm gonna kid here. Can I come get over and ab that tree and keep your mushirt? You shp. You're the head man. I suppose you could call me then. Well you know no, you don't know I am.

Now I'll screa him. But what can I do for you? I want to stay here attacking graid you come? Oh work? My way is that's not the pine. I don't want no argument. You cannot say why not? But she's. She's so beautiful. I know, my son, But in three years and five years full tacky, tacky. I tried to kill you my first. I'm not to know how, and then I could not even if I want to. I wanted to. Last another hour, not a minute, the pie. I never forget you. I won't forget to reader.

It was like a dream come true. So it was. Padi what you thought about. It's quite simple, horrible and simple. Two nights ago the Japanese came to the Leper colony. They took more than half my patients, talking aba and headed them. Told the American line why to asrupt your advance there was no chance of contagion. But well, my patients aren't all as beautiful as tart as I see shrectly say, exactly a weapon of terror. The boy yeah, like, yes, we're better move out really tell. Yeah, wh roads back? O canow Yeah for me? The road back is long e meant.

Spence in which John Lund starred in William and Robson's production of the Islands by Millard Kaufman. In a moment the names of the night's recording mister Lund in the Island where Lily and Bays, Joda, Santas and Hans Conrie listens. Listen again next week when we returned with the Crowded Boys by Michael Foust, another tale well calculated. To keep you in. Spence, America listens most to the city yet Radio network. My dear, my dear, the evening is growing long. But please join me for one more journey, if you will, one more dive into the mind, because sometimes in is out at least I've always thought so.

Yes, Now for our final jaunt. As the French might say, how about we escape to Skull Island. And now stay tune for the program that has rated touts in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history, The Signal Oil Program The Whistler by Signal the famous Goldfather Gasoline invite you to sit back and enjoy another strange story by the whistler. For extra driving pleasure, the signal to look for is the yellow and black circle sign that identifies Signal service stations from Canada to Mexico. And for Sunday evening listening.

Pleasure, the signal to listen for is this whistle that identifies the Signal Oil program. The whistler. I am the whistler and I know many things. For I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yeah, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not. Speak and allow for the Signal Auto Company the Whistler Strange story Escape to Skull Island. As the pistol shots shattered the stillness of the night. Along the waterfront, the figure of a man appeared, suddenly, running swiftly across the railroad yard.

Hatless, the man sprinted along the tracks, then crossed over into the deserted cobblestone street, headed for the old pier at the end of the block. Still in the area became alive with voices, the wail of police silence just taking of breaks. The shouts came closer. The man, running and stumbling, reached the docks, ran at top speed at the end of the wharf. Then he stopped, looked around frantically. Quickly he stepped on a wickedy wooden. Ladder and started down. Then he swung himself under the old wharf and came to a costume with bleeding hands. Oh my god, got me al on it somewhere take the other side of their right.

Right. A while. I'm bothered. I've been set entered too many guys. I recognize. Reading along here. We had a covered matter of a minute. He won't get away. I come on. As the footsteps and the voices fade away, you know there's only one thing you can do, don't you, Steve, You let go and drop it into the icy waters below. There's an only chance, isn't it. You swim to the edge of the pier, hide beneath the surface, and strike out for the other side of the channel. Swimming underwater, your heart pounds violently, but you keep going, driving yourself escape the only thought in your mind.

Finally, when you feel. Your lungs or a box of burst, you come to the surface again, the lights all around you. You quickly go back under, and then you surface again. You notice an old freighter has moved in between you and the police and the docks give your time to swim away, Yes, far enough away to lose the police lights. But your arms are lead weights and your legs tiffed from the cold, and you know you'll never reach the other side of the channel. Desperately you struggle to keep afloat, but gradually your strength leads you and There's a strange whirling sound in your ears, and you feel.

Yourself spinning, sinking deeper and deeper into a warm velvet fog, then out of the whirlpool. Voices faintly at first, but voices growing and coming closer. Gosh, it was. Alright easy, my boys and I take a drink of this'll do you? As said a good. Log, we better get him Blona, get him into. Some dry clothes. You don't remember a thing after that, do your seem only darkness again, and warmth spreading through you, and the strength returning to your arms and legs. Then suddenly you're awake again. Good morning. The sun is streaming in through the open porthole, and you feel the motion of the boat under yours.

You're in a small cabin, but you're not alone. Hello there, feeling better this morning? Yeah, yeah, I guess so. Nothing like a good night's dress. Human asleep for hours feels like years. I gave you one of my sleeping powders. That stuff that tasted like fire. One a no, that would be. George's special kind of randy. He consumes it by the gallants. Judge, my husband, George growneck he sted You out of the channel last night. My name's Melody. You were pretty far gone. Good thing we happened to come along when we did. Well. Are we approximately three miles off the coast of lower California.

We're on a business trips, but that's why we couldn't turn back last night after we picked you up. You don't mind. What's our destination? A little island about three hours from here. So island sounds real cozy. What's there ever, hear of the Gromac Salvage Company. No, no, of course not well. George Justin is a job there. He's just going down to wind things us. I see. The trip will do you good? Take your mind off your troubles. You do have troubles. Who isn't yours. Must be King's size mine? Don't riese me to suicide? Suicide last night?

Remember? Or were you practicing for the English Channel? Wow? Good morning, good morning. Feeling better all over? My boy? Yeah, I guess so go good. It brought my long life brandy bottle dunch. You might like a little nip, my dear, I'm only thinking. Of our guests. One little nip. No thanks, Oh, well, suit yourself, Melody, I about a little breakfast. I'm famished, and I'm certain. I guess. Mister, by the way, what was your name slash. Fred Slason, Glossom, something funny? No, no, no, I don't know. I was thinking about a crazy idea I had last night that you might be a guy called Steve Henscher.

Why a little while after I picked you up out of the drink, a police launch stopped it. They were looking for an escape con broke out of post them two weeks ago. Wanted to know if i'd seen him. Description fitted you I could go out, but I told him I haven't seen anybody. Come on, George, you better take away. I'll expect it all. Oh, take it easy, my boy, you need anything? I feel fat us. No, thanks, Welady and I were mighty glad to have. You aboard, Miss Rustle. Yes, sir, Miss. Lawson, mighty glad. To night's twenty dollars signal Gasoline book goes to Edward Tomasian of Ontario, California for this limerick.

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Vote next time, treat your car to the gasoline that's packed with gold, fill up with signals, and go farther. You're puzzled by the curious turn of events, antious scene. Thankful for your miraculous escape from the police, you found a strange refuge. You bought a cabin cruiser. Now skimming along. The waters off the coast of Lower. California, you wonder about the man who pulled you up out of the icy waters of the Channel last night, George Gromet. You wondered too, about his attractive wife, Melody. You're almost certain they know you're the escape convict Steve Hanshire. Yet when they have the opportunity to turn you over to the police, they didn't.

Now you're lying your bunks, thinking about it and wondering. What lies ahead for you at Skull Island. Personally George called you the breakfast in the galley and then in the early afternoons. Hell as she has read Skull Islands. Here is it nice? Plice doll and Mbomba's convention. Ah, look over there, here's the cover there. That's one of my budges. Nowod they tell you about our operations? Not much here? We just finished if I'll be here in a few days to hauld the barge back report got another project. In a couple of weeks. You keep pretty busy.

Yeah, I like to keep busy as long as it pays off. This job didn't. But I've got a little something for. You to do. Uh. I figured you wouldn't have. Sort of pay you away, you know, nothing very difficult understand, sort of a watchman. Give me a hand around the barge when you'll find it very comfortable aboard the barge. Got regular sleeping quarters for all of us. It's a nice gally, plenty of food. It's sound good to you. I've heard word. It will be nice and quiet out there, no one to bother you. I figured you're like that.

I don't. What's done over there on the mainland, small village. It wouldn't be interested. I'm just then last night Watchman, I had got lonely. Bob Wilson decided to go into the village night before last got. Involved in a barroom brawl. I'll have to go and bring him out, and I'm gonna can him. You don't have to worry about me. Yeah, I'm not worried about leaving you on the bunch, not worried at all. I think you know a good thing when you see it, y Everett. He knows doesn't be Steve your setns. He calls you Fred, but your Setn.

He knows you're Steve Henshire. And there must be a leason, a very good. Reason why he's offering you this perfect hideout, and you expect to find out. Soon what that reason is. Then it's the cruiser pulls in alongside the barge. You climb abod, Hey, I sad, make yourself at hall. Thanks, We're going over to the mail and now take her of the pop wilcome business, Okay, we'll be back for a nightfall, and don't go away. Come on, you watch the small cruiser pull out, head across the channels to the main room. Then you turn and begin your inspection of the barge.

Finally, you wander into the galley and make. Yourself some coffee. Your nervousness grows as the afternoon wears on. Then you hear someone walking the deck outside. Instantly you're on your seat. Cautiously, you step out on deck see a short, gray haired man standing at the edge of the barge. He's standing near the winch, looking down at some diving a quickly, Hey, what are you doing here? Oh? Who are you over mine? Answer my questions? Well answer mister grow like I mean, I just rode out to pick up some of my stuff. Ah, you must see Pop Wilson.

That's right, you're the new man he hired. Yeah, never worked for Gromech before. Now, just wondered, mind if. I ask if you now, no, no mind, what kind of a salvage. Job was this? You don't know? Would I'd be asking if I didn't? Why stuff's in here? Help this up? Well? What about it? First? Oh? The job? Yeah? Well you ever hear the lady luck again? Name Spinner. She was raided one night couple of years back the boss, Gino Brovelli, got away in a small boat, took over two. Hundred grand with him. Ah. Yeah, the Velli really didn't get away.

The boat hit the rocks went down, so did Gino and the box of money. Uh huh, that's what Gromek was looking for if but he didn't find the dough, So he says. You think, effen, maybe why would Gromick want to hold out? He had backers, they put up the dough for this job. All he furnished was the equipment, the winch air pump for diving soon in his experience. And see, so Gromek was the only diver we had on board, the only guy. Who ever went below. What do you suppose he's keeping that dive and equipment on board for if the job's sinning and enough pump.

I'm getting curious, wail Chios. It's been gnawing at me for days, and like to. Find out is a tough corn below? No been down lots of times myself, but not on this job. Could I handle the works on deck while you went down? For look? Sure, all you got to do is let me down and pull me up. I'll tell you when over the folds in the meantime, you keep working that airpump. Let's go. It doesn't take long, does it. See Hop tells you exactly what to do. And once he's in the diving suit, the wind shotted you lower them into the choppy waters along the barge.

Okay, Tom, okay, Son, just keep working that air pump, getting. Kind of close down their spout anything else not the thing, keep blowing, all it all it? Oh hell, all right? Well what are you now? Yeah? It looks like she's watched. In between the rocks. I can reach heart right for what I'm saving? What are you doing? Top? Pop? I'm gonna. Get a board. Kind of slippery? I oh hey, that's the matter. I hurt my ankle. You better hold me up. Son, You're okay here, Yeah, I'll be all right. I've grown like a lion. The fodder's there, right, it sure is.

How'd you like to split that two hundred Grandpop? Fine? I can't go down there again, not with his ankle said, I'm afraid the job calls for a younger man. I wouldn't have the string. All right, I'll write anything wrong with me Chrya, No, I guess not. Oly, you'll tell me what they're doing. I'll do it. Wait a minute, Wait a minute, you can't go down there. Now, better wait till the sea calms down. Wait, I can't wait. Drama will be back. So now look, you're green it is you never can't tell what might happen down there.

Letter not tire it. There's a couple of hundred grand down there, right, sure, sure, but maybe you'll get yourself killed. Wait a minute, I got an idea. All right, So we wait. Gromet comes back. Maybe I can handle him after all? What do you mean did he and his wife of us staying on board the bunch here? Sure? All the time we were working? Can you walk? Okay? Oh sure, sure, I can manage. Why come on, I want to see that cabin. You follow Pop to the cabin, the one occupied by George and Melody Groma.

It doesn't take long to find what you're looking for. What you decepted then a small box containing melody sleeping powders. She'd given you some sleeping powders last night, and you played a hunch figured she'd keep some aboard the barge. Tool You send Pop back on deck to keep an eye out for the return of the Gromet, Lammbody's gone. You reach for the half empty bottle of brandy on the shelf over the top bunk, Gromets Brandy. Pour the sleeping powders into the bottle, replace it. On the shelf. You know exactly what you're going to do now, exactly what's going to happen.

Steve, A few drinks of this brandy will take care of George Gromet. You smile as you close the cabin door. Good, what's the matter? Mat? Okay, okayok I got to get out of here. Show late now that'll spot you. Where's your boot? Poor side? Well, chances they may not see it? Can you hide anyone on the sub? Yeah? Yeah, I'll guess all right, Peter, stay out aside, I'll handle them. You hurry out on the say here through the halftock. Watch Glomax cruiser approach. You're a little surprised, don't you, Steve, when it pulls up alongside the barge to find that Melody is alone.

There? Alight, give me ahead, Williams. Yeah, okay, got up? Geez sort of rap? Yeah? My didness start? Well? Mister grummick, how to go back to San Diego? Business? It was sudden. Oh, I see. It's getting chilly. Do you got any coffee on? Sure? Come on. You've had rather to the afternoon, haven't you said? Things have been kind of quiet with Pop. Pop Wilson. He's on board. I know. I saw him roll out this afternoon. I've been watching your activities through my glasses. Oh, you might as well call him. We have work to do. But what's on your mind?

Melody? I want that money. You and Pop are going to help me get it. It's a two man job, and I'm not very good at the hand pump. Where does George figureing on this? He doesn't at this moment. There's a welcoming committee waiting for dear George in San Diego. Of course he doesn't know it. You see there there was an anonymous phone call. Uh huh. I'm afraid George is going to have a lot of explaining to do about several of his operations. Coffee, Steve Steven You know who I am? Who's known all along? Steve Henshet escaped convict.

No, I don't forget Pop. We've got to work fast. What's in it for us? A share fisty toward don't complain that's father, and George was going to give you. He was going to make it a board in the head, not along Stevie. See for a moment you stand there staring at Melody. Then she turns it back to you and pours at coffee. Your brands have changed, haven't they, Steve. It isn't George you have to take care of now, it's Melody. Quickly you step through the door, slam a chuf lock it. I should have fifty grand I want to hold two hundred thousand myself.

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The weather is calmed down now, and you're on deck with Pop Wilson. He's helping you into the diving suit, breathing you and cautioning you, and you listen to him carefully. You're anxious to get it over with, aren't you, and just a little nervous about your trip below the surface of the water. Finally you're ready. The winch lifts you off the barge, wings you out over the sea, and then lowers you slowly into the depth. You stare through the little glass port in your helmet, look out at the cold, silent world before you, A strange, fascinating world of weird shadows accented by your torchlight, elusive shape that moves stealthily around you in the water.

Finally your feet touch bottom on a pop. Hollm o, Okay, you have fine the ship's torch shore shift. That's the second you. Turn slowly, move your torture around. Watch the beam of light spear of the documents, and there it is, the battered boat, wedged in between the rocks, and you moved toward it. He pumped, humph, Yeah, it's slow down on that airpump. Get the stumping down here. They wasn't matter out there, something wrong all right, I don't know. Look you better get me out all right. Here. Sort of very pump. Sticker winch sticker winch ship that punk on.

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I do so enjoy your visits. I'll be here, same time, same place, happy to entertain you, because really you entertain me. But if I may ask one small favor of you before you head off across the sandy beaches, making your way to your humble hut by the water. As you lay your head down to sleep, and pray the Lord your soul to keep take one moment just for me and be thankful for what you have. And I'll be seeing you soon.